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Where does “inchoativus” come from?

inchoativus (Latin) comes from Latin incohativus, from Latin incohatus, from Latin incoho, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

Ancestry of “inchoativus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinincohativusinchoative
2Latinincohatusjust begun, unfinished, having been commenced
3LatinincohoI begin, commence; I start making, forming; I...
4Latinīn-—
5Latinîn—
6Latinenlookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7Proto-Italicenin
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “inchoativus”

  • inchoative
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